Live At Heart Conference - Newfoundland

Jason Galaz will be a primary keynote speaker at the Live At Heart music conference in Newfoundland. This is the sister conference to the one held in Sweden. We’re going to tell them all about y’all and your crazy shenanigans. There’s a chance for you to come along and perform too!

Live At Heart Newfoundland is a Global Music Business Conference held on the Burin Peninsula, on the island of Newfoundland, in the country of Canada. It is the sister company to Live At Heart in Sweden.
Please join us in Marystown, Newfoundland between September 24-29, 2019
We will be hosting Music Industry Professionals and Musicians from around the world. We are happy to give opportunities to performing artists from all across Canada, and the international market, and to bring the Music Business of the world to Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada!

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FIELD IS ONLYFORTICKETHOLDERS. You may not be anywhere on the property without one. You will be considered trespassing and will be handed over to politie.
Exception being people obviously buying a ticket. This is to keep out stragglers and trouble makers.
Thanks for coming to this great family festival
Respect your neighbors’ and local community
NO big campfires or bonfires allowedBBQ is allowed above the ground
Rule #1 Don’t be a dick!!!!!!
Please keep the grounds green and clean
There are trash barrels on camp and fest ground
This year are the waste collection points back (use them)
You can find them by big signs on both campgrounds.
The Cowboy Up and MRE shop will be open at the Hungry Cowboy spot, in front of the saloon with spe-cials and discounts. Monday July 1st 2019 at 10am.
Ben & Jerry ice cream only available at the bar in Saloon.
You can order meals outside and have them in the Saloon when open.TAXISERVICE
Taxi Snel: 003250363649
0032478353535
Ability to group purchase, sign in at the entrance.
Gathering after Friday shows at 01h30
Gathering after Saturday shows at 02h00
Gathering after Sunday shows at 00h30
Mogelijkheid tot groeps aankoop, inschrijven aan de ingang
Verzamelen na de shows van vrijdag om 01h30
Verzamelen na de shows van Zaterdag om 01h30
Verzamelen na de shows van Zondag om 00h30
This taxi can give rides up to 8 people. If you know you will need a taxi after the last band. Let us know at the entrée so that you can share a taxi to make it cheaper.
De taxi kan tot 8 mensen vervoeren. Indien je gebruik zult maken van een taxi na de laatste band, laat het ons weten aan de ingang zodat je deze taxi kan delen om die zo goedkoper te maken.REDCROSS / RODEKRUIS
The red cross is stationed at the entry of fest ground.
You will find them at the festival:FRIDAYJUNE 28th
18h30 – 00h00SATERDAYJUNE 29th
17h00 – 01h00SUNDAYJUNE 30th
14h00 – 00h00
Or call Nick 0032499764630.NONFOODVENDORS on Fest Ground
• MissMindy4U
• Pierced Heart tattoo by Paul Mac Arry
• Pierced Heart
Breakfast (Saturday, Sunday and Monday) from 8h00 till 11h30 at The Hungry Cowboy
(bread, croissant, ham, cheese, jam, eggs and bacon)FOODSERVICES on Catering Ground
Friday from 16h00, Saturday and Sunday from 11h30
• The Hungry Cowboy
- Baguettes with spreads (Gouda cheese, boiled ham or prepare)
- Pasta ( with: Bolgnaise sauce, three cheeses sauce or gruyere cheese
- Pizza (Margherita, ham, Capricciosa, veggie, pollo)
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• De Wissel fries shop & catering
- Fries shop (fries, frikandel, viandel, bitterballen, kaaskroket, lookworst, mexicano, brochet)
- Take away braadworst (sausage) onion, sauce between sandwich
warm ham, vegetables and mushroom sauce
vegi burger, sauce between sandwich
- On a plate warm ham, fresh vegetables, cold sauce and fries
Stoofvlees (Flemish stew) fresh vegetables and fries
- BBQ on a plate spareribs, fresh vegetables, cold sauce and fries
Brochet (kebab), sausage, chicken piece, fresh vegetables, cold- sauce and friesPAY BY CARD / ORDERINGCASH
25€ minimum. (full drink card)MUDDYROOTSEUROPE & COWBOY UP MERCHANDISE
Available at entry to fest ground. (camper)TOKENS (COINS)
Food coins/token, food vendors will be payable with tokens. 1 token = 1€
Available at entry to fest ground and in the saloon.
When saloon & entry closes tokens will be available at the bar.in tentDRINKCARDS
Drinking cards will be available at the entry to the fest ground and in the saloon.
Full card = 25€ with free drink.
When saloon & entry drink cards will be available at bar in the tent.VEGETABLES & FRUITS
Germain is our organic vegetables and fruit farmer of Cowboy Up and will be selling from the Hungry Cowboy spot.
Saturday and Sunday from 2pm till 5pm.ICECUBES
Available in the saloon. (2kg bags) 2 token/stamps.LOST OR FOUND
Lost or found gear or anything else can be giving at the entry to the fest ground.
So please if you lost something check at the entry and give them your Facebook add or phone number.TOILETS
There will be toilets at the fest ground close to the entry
Toilets on campground 1 and 2
Toilets in the saloon.CIGARETTES
There will be cigarettes available at the entry of fest ground .
Payable with cash.FREESHOWERS
Free Showers available at Catering Ground next to the saloon
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
08h00 till 18h00GASSTATION
Closest gas station, 300m towards Ruddervoorde.
G&V Kortrijksestraat 381, 8020 Waardamme 003256733000LPG available in Ruddervoorde.
“T’Zwientje” POWER Sijslostraat 80a, 8020 Ruddervoorde 003250277236

23 Festival & Event Announcements!

We’re moving at lightning speeds and have too much info to send out to ya. We decided not to risk it to getting lost in algorithms on social media and are putting it all here. Plus, some of y’all like more than one of our events! Bands go on tour and announce their schedule. This is kind of a Jason Galaz tour of events across the U.S. and in Europe. More will be added down the line but this is your schedule for the next year.

First, we should tell you that we added some new events. We’ve also lowered the cap on some others. The focus from this point forward is a better experience, not a bigger one. You’ll notice this most with the Nashville Boogie. We moved the date and capped it at 1000. This cuts off a couple thousand attendees. We’ll chat more about that below.

There are a couple new events on our roster. Most of them cap at 500 tickets. Honestly, we want to have fun too! We’ve never started these events to get rich so we really don’t give a damn about getting y’uge.

There are 22 music festivals and events to give you updates on. That includes lineup announcements, ticket info, and any changes.
This will go in chronological order.

A couple bands had to cancel. This is the most current lineup.
Tickets include free camping and hot showers.
You MUST have a ticket to enter the field. I say this because the music tent is fenced off but the event is the entire field.
This place is the center of all things Muddy Roots on the European continent and is partnered with my good friend Nicky VanMoerbeke at the Cowboy Up Saloon.
You can fly to Brussels, take a train to Brugges, and a bus to the property. It’s easy!MOREINFORMATIONHERETICKETSHERE

Wine On The Rails
Summer 2019
July 27th
10 hour round trip to a winery on a vintage train from the 1950’s.
We enjoy wine tastings on the way to the DelMonaco Vineyards. A few bands go car to car on the way back to keep the party rolling!
Must be 21 to even think about going.TICKETSHERE

East Nashville Tomato Arts Fest
Muddy Roots Stage
August 10th, 2019
11th & Russell near 5 PointsFREESTREETFESTIVAL
We’ve had a booth or a stage at this event for 7 years now. OG EASTNASHVILLE, HOMIE.

Wine On The Rails
5 hour roundtrip to the Lebanon Square and back
Lunch at the Capitol Theatre
Live music at the theater and aboard the train ride home.
Tickets range from $55 to $135 and can be found HERE

Muddy Roots Music Festival
Aug 29-Sep 1, 2019
10th Annual

The schedule is being added to the website today. There are no conflicting time slots between stage 1 and 2. Stage 3 is on it’s own, yo.
You can find that HERE.
You can watch videos of each band playing HERETICKETSANDALLOTHERINFOHERE

We’ve added some really cool stuff like a Reggae, Ska, Dancehall tent. A few soul DJs are being added to the roster as well.

An indie film tent/ local craft beer tent, furnished with places to cool off with a cold beer will be playing films from our community.
An updated roster will be posted. 2 immediate highlights will be on “When It Breaks” by Possessed By Paul James and Milk Products Media and “Negro Terror” by John Rash. You can find that one on Amazon Prime if you aren’t coming to the field.

Pabst Blue Ribbon is planning a pop-up party during the weekend. I can’t tell you about that. You’ll know when you ee it or hear about it. They also sponsored Jason and Milton to paint a big ass wall in Nashville. You may recognize the gal from the series of posters we put on the interwebs illustrated by Adam “The Kid” from Kustom Thrills Tattoo. It was part of National Mural Day. We plan on painting in the field and presenting to yall when the gates open too!

It’s important to know that your weekend passes are from Friday through Sunday. They do not include Thursday. We typically host a small pre-party while we finish wrapping up but this year it got cray cray. It’s an additional $15 online or $20 at the gate. THEREARE NO DAYPASSESAVAILABLEEXCEPTSUNDAY.

Here’s the current lineup. You’ll see a few more people in the field though.
Share it out! Designed by Olafh Ace from Muddy Roots MexicoTICKETSHERE

Americana Roots, Whiskey & Wine Train
A rolling music festival through the Tennessee countryside aboard a vintage passenger train from the 1950’s.
We head up to the Carthage Junction in the Upper Cumberlands and back.
Tennessee Whiskey, Wine, and Beer tastings will be distributed on the train.
You must be 21 to even read this. No minors allowed on the train. We do have lunch boxes ready for ya though!
Bands will be performing throughout the trip in different cars.

Live At Heart Newfoundland Conference
Jason Galaz Keynote Speaker
Fancy AF
Sep 27-29, 2019
Join me up at the edge of the world in Canada.
No, seriously. They invite bands to apply. HERE IS THELINK

IBMA- World of Bluegrass
Sep 24-29, 2019
Power Merch/Merch Kitchen team for conference, amphitheater, and street festival. Total attendance 200,000+
This time we get to work behind the scenes printing and selling merch for the events as well as the bands performing the Red Hat Amphitheater.MOREINFO ON THOSEEVENTSHERE

Wine On The Rails
Autumn Leaves 2019
November 9th
10 hour round trip to a winery on a vintage train from the 1950’s.
We enjoy wine tastings on the way to the DelMonaco Vineyards. A few bands go car to car on the way back to keep the party rolling!
Must be 21 to even think about going.TICKETSHERE

Americana Roots, Whiskey & Wine Train

How’s about a mid-day rolling music festival through the Tennessee countryside!
Enjoy tastings of many local whiskey, wine, rum, and beer flavors while listening to some good ol tunes from our favorite artists in town for the weekend. Must be 21+ to ride.

Artists will sit in each car but will also flow between cars and play at will.
Depart: 11:00am sharp from the Tennessee Central Railway Museum and circle out to the Carthage junction and back.
Return: 5:30pm to Nashville.

Lunch is served aboard the train.

Bands announced soon. Think 70’s roots, rock and country.

First distilleries, wineries, and breweries announced:
Tennessee Legend Distillery – Marathon Village
Beachhaven Winery
many more in the works!

Tickets are on sale now. Limited to capacity of the train.
Come take a load off, Annie.

The Return of the Spring Weekender!

We’re coming back home! What a beauty of a property it is too. There’s literally a thousand acres to camp, bike, hike, even ATV. We’ve got a lake all to ourselves to fish and canoe. Climb up the trees and zipline if ya want. The place is Heaven! We’ve hosted a few of our lil weekenders there over the years.
You’ll enjoy 2 full days of roots music in the hills of Brown County at the eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat. You can expect the best in underground bluegrass, folk, and stringbandicana. We made that word up because we’re fun like that. Like a super hip dad down with the fleek squad lingo.

We’re planning a big dinner supplied by our friends at G’z barbecue and catering Friday & Saturday night inside the barn. They’ll be vending all week but this will be a special family meal style option each evening.
Tent camping is free.

RV spots and cabins will available for rent but are almost sold out.
Tickets are on sale now but are limited to 500 people. That’s it. Not 501. And that’s even pushing it as we want a small crowd for this one. It’s our vacation too!

You can grab yours at the link below or at www.muddyrootsmusic.com Prices are $99 earlybird. $120 when those sellout. $150 at the gate, IF there are any left. Saturday only passes are $75. There are no Friday only passes. All tickets include free tent camping and free showers.

No Mo Pinup Show

We’ve been hosting pinup pageants for 5 years at the Boogie and a few more at the Muddy Roots Music Festival. But this most recent contest will be our last one. Atleast, for now. To be honest, it started to lose the fun. We used to have it as a talent contest which was super cool and silly. We deeply believe in empowerment and expression for all adult ages, race, creeds, body shapes, you name-its. Hosting an event like this without that at the core would feel a bit weird in these current times. Pinup is very much part of the rockabilly scene and we respect that. But we are going to focus our energy on other aspects of the festival. Y’all still show up dolled up if ya like! We just won’t make it a contest.

I’d like to take a moment to congratulate the Ms. Nashville Boogie 2019 winner, Miss Lulu Divine. She was an absolute joy to be around. You could feel her energy and enthusiasm leading up to the event. It was a close call as Nicole Nightingale was in 2nd and almost won the crown!

There was some confusion about a tie-breaker that I’d like to clear up. We hand picked 5 judges so a tie was literally impossible. I purposely chose a diverse panel with a majority of women and different ethnicities to keep it fair. I think the panel got confused with the pressure of the time slot ending and the next band needing to get on. It ended up with a crowd cheer to decide the winner. I checked with the judges to see who they voted for. The crowd ended up picking the same person despite the confusion. But still, I apologize to Nicole Nightingale for the disorientation and error on the part of the event. It should never have gone to the crowd, that’s why we had 5 judges.

We had 63 women participate in the contest online. We were honored that they were putting themselves out there and wanted to join us in Nashville. But the general feel of the event got a bit carried away. Some people started taking it too serious, some got shitty with other contestants, some got shitty with me, some got shitty with our host, there were vote fraud questions, some had people trying to bring up private issues in contestants pasts as if we would disqualify them for previous mistakes in life. It became a mess. That is not what our events are about. The few people that were doing that really started ruining it for me.

And to be fair, I enjoyed the extra promotion from the facebook shares. It helped us get the word out on the event. But it was probably not the best way to go about it.

But much love to all those that came, had fun, and made it fun!

I want everyone to feel included at my events.

I may lose money by having one less attraction at the festival but I don’t think we should continue with the way it is now. I’m not saying we won’t ever have a Ms. Nashville Boogie or Ms. Muddy Roots again. I’m saying it can only happen if it supports expression, community, and fun. It would need to be completely different. So for now, it’s gone.

p.s. we moved the date and location. We shaved off a couple thosuand tickets. There are only 599 left for 2020.
You can get yours here.

We are also about to announce our Music Valley Jamboree which is an even smaller version of the Boogie in the Palace back room. Tickets on sale for that here

Nashville Boogie Survival Guide

Welcome back to the 5th annual Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender! We sure hope you have a swell time this week and plan on returning in 2020. There are some pretty big announcements about that in the works. A very limited mount of discounted tickets for that will go on sale this weekend.

We will keep this short and sweet with some bullet points and tips to get you through the weekend.

If you’re in town today and looking for something to do, you can head out to the meet-ups at the Pearl Diver Bar and Duke’s. Both are in East Nashville just a few miles from the Boogie. Pearl is more exotic drink style and Duke’s will be a country-western dj night. No cover on either. 10pm to 2am.

Thursday we will be setting up the vendor hall over at Opryland but y’all can’t some in yet. The party is over at the Nashville Palace. You can get your wristbands at the Nashville Palace starting Thursday. Wristbands are at the Palace all weekend. This is also where staff checks in with Delane. The front room has no cover charge and the back room is where the Boogie is. This is true all weekend.

Friday the event explodes across 3 venues. The Hot Rod Boogie Car Show loads in at 8am and starts at 10am behind the Nashville Palace.That is a free event to the public. All car registrations go to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. There are bands inside the Scoreboard Grill during show hours. Butch Patrick a.k.a. Eddie Munster will have the 2 hot rods from the Munsters show on display as well. That ends at 4pm. Official bands play in the Nashville Palace backroom as well as the Presidential Lobby at the Opryland Resort. There is a pinup pageant, pool party, headlining acts, Luscious Ladies meet and greet, and a late night record hop at the Resort.

Saturday is the exact same as Friday with the exception of adding a star studded Western Fashion Show to the Resort. Music will be going til the break of dawn!

Sunday the record convention opens up at 10am in the backroom of the Palace and goes til 4pm. The backroom closes for 4 hours so we can set it back up for The Cowpokes and Nich Roulette’s Rockabilly Blowout. He has a huge list of special guests that are jumping up on stage

Children are welcome at all events but are not allowed in the bars after 10pm. That would be the Nashville Palace and the Scoreboard Grill. Those are 21+ after 10pm

There are 17 restaurants at the Opryland Resort but everything is super pricey.

The resort JUST opened their waterpark. You have to be staying at the hotel PLUS pay an additional fee to go.

The Presidential Ballroom is in the blue carpet portion of the resort

The Magnolia Ballroom is in the yellow/brown portion of the resort.

They are right next to each other.

The shuttle runs Thursday through Sunday 11am to 3:30 am. It picks up in front of the Nashville Palace and takes you to the Presidential Portico entrance of the resort. It is free to ride. There will be 2 of them circling at times. They may stop for breaks but otherwise should be running non-stop.

The Resort has very expensive parking daily rates. There is FREE parking at the Nashville Palace and at the Opry Mills Mall. There is a walkway connecting the mall area to the resort.

Although there are package stores nearby, you are 100% NOTALLOWED TO BRING IN ALCOHOL TO THENASHVILLEPALACE. It is super illegal and will get you thrown out by bar staff. You will lose your wristband. Respect the Nashville Palace and Scoreboard Grill. What you do in your hotel room is your business though.

Ladies, bring flats. The campus between both venues is HUGE. Your feet will wear out.

GZA Brings A Piece Of Wu-Tang To Muddy Roots

GZA was originally booked for the 10th annual Muddy Roots Music Festival as a special guest to The Soul Rebels. They are no longer able to make it so GZA is now bringing his own band! This will be the very first full hip hop act booked in our field. I can’t think of anyone better than an original member of the Wu-Tang Clan! GZA a.k.a. The Genius is still set to perform Sunday evening. You can expect a set chock full of tracks from one of the most important records of East Coast Hip Hop, “LIQUIDSWORDS!” Weekend and Sunday only passes are available at : Your text to link here…

WU-TANG IS MOSTDEFINITELYTHEMUDDYROOTS OF HIPHOP.
You don’t understand what I’m saying, but you must choose.